| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 410th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GL-J |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, ditched (14 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-39870
Delivered Long Beach 25/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-J] Rougham 14/10/43; severe battle damaged Pas de Calais 14/2/44 with Larry Bradee, (crew unknown?) (9 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Curtis Webster (Killed in Action). Ditched North Sea, crew rescued. No MACR.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 03 September 2018
12. October 2020 access_time 21:33
#2 engine hit by cannon fire, wing melting off, ditched off Pas de Calle. Milton F. Ottesen bombardier. Rescue amphibian wing caught wave, tore wing off. Fishing boat rescued crew.
12. October 2020 access_time 22:03
Thank you for these information. What’s the source?